Investment Advice
Can a monkey with a pin outperform investment experts?Pete Comley, author of a new book called 'Monkey with a pin' explains his perspective on why so many investors fail to earn the returns they expect. |
British twins charged over $1.2m "Marl" stock fraudTwo twins from Whitley Bay have been charged with defrauding mainly US investors of $1.2m by using a fraudulent stock-picking robot. |
Which? investigation reveals huge differences in IFA feesConsumer champion, Which? is calling for typical fees to be published online after requesting quotes from 200 independent financial advisers and finding wide disparities in fees for the same services. |
Which? undercover investigation finds banks give bad adviceMany banks are failing to give good advice to their customers, an undercover investigation has found. |
Panorama report exposes UK banks mis-sellingA Panorama report to be broadcast tonight will lift the lid on the lack of accurate advice and the incorrect classification of customers risk profile by many of the UK's leading banks. |
Investment outlook and tips for the week aheadNick Raynor, investment adviser at The Share Centre previews the financial results expected in the week ahead from the likes of Sainsburys, HSBC, ITV and Centrica. |
Poor results from Barclays, BP and Associated British FoodsCash, crude and clothing: Nick Raynor looks at some less than pleasing results from some of the UK's biggest companies. |
Live Webcast: Investing in global equity incomeFrom 1pm on Wednesday April 6th, join Andy Parsons from The Share Centre and Patrick Ryan, Director of Asset Management at Lazard to answer questions about the benefits of investing in a global market to gain income. You can submit your questions beforehand. |
Barclays Stockbrokers offer investment adviceInvestment advice has been given by Barclays Stockbrokers, which issues tips on making efficient choices. |
Live Webcast: Investing in UK companiesJoin our experts, Andy Parsons from The Share Centre and Alastair Mundy from Investec at 1pm on Wednesday 2nd March as they answer your questions on how to gain returns from investing in UK companies. |
Default retirement age scrappedThe default retirement age (DRA) will be scrapped, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has confirmed, with the legislation being phased out between April 6th and October 1st this year. |
The Share Centre: Invest in 2011Britons are being advised to build an investment portfolio in 2011 to generate income, grow share value or create profits when selling. |
Investment prospects looking brighter for 2010The New Year is looking positive for investors with equities performing well and the FTSE closing on a high in 2010, say the UK's top fund managers. |
Lloyds Banking: Sell off and rights issueLloyds Banking today announced a rights issue and a major sell-off of assets. |
Lloyds Banking 'to pay £2.5bn' to escape toxic insuranceAlistair Darling is set to announce Lloyds Banking can walk away from the government's toxic insurance scheme in exchange for a fee of £2.5 billion. |
Inflation: Down but not outInflation is down, but the threat of rising prices coming back is a real threat to your savings and investments. |
Lloyds Banking in "advanced" talks on toxic insurance escape routeLloyds Banking has today confirmed it is in advance talks with the Treasury on alternatives to the government's toxic asset insurance scheme. |
Lloyds Banking to sound out investors on £25bn funding dealLloyds Banking is to start courting investors over a deal to raise £25 billion. |
FSA: "Significant advice failings" on Lehmans-backed structured investmentsThe Financial Services Authority has rule there were "significant advice failings" in financial advice and "serious deficiencies" in marketing literature over structured investments backed by Lehman Brothers. |
Giving bonuses as shares 'one of the most wrongheaded arguments'Ditching bonuses in favour of shares, as holding a stake in a company does not stop bankers taking risks, it was claimed today. |
Osborne v banksGeorge Osborne today called for bank bonuses to be limited to only those working in high street banking and for more smaller banks to come onto the high street. |
Sterling falls as GDP dropsSterling dropped today as it was revealed the UK recession is continuing. |
UK economy remains fixed in recessionThe UK economy maintained its decline - dropping 0.4 per cent in the third quarter of the year. |
Still no date for Equitable Life compensationThe government is to not appeal a court decision to extend the number of victims of the Equitable Life near collapse but it is not setting a date for a compensation to be paid by. |
Darling: VAT will rise in January, but economic support must stayAlistair Darling today confirmed the VAT drop will come to an end in January - but stated support for the economy should not be lifted too early. |
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